1961 Women's Western Open

The 1961 Women's Western Open was contested from June 1–4 at Belle Meade Country Club in Nashville, Tennessee.^[1] It was the 32nd edition of the Women's Western Open.

This event was won by Mary Lena Faulk.

Place	Player	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	Mary Lena Faulk	75-75-67-73=290	−10	1,313
2	Betsy Rawls	69-76-75-76=296	−4	1,012
3	Mickey Wright	77-74-72-75=298	−2	800
4	Louise Suggs	77-76-74-72=299	−1	637
5	Marilynn Smith	77-73-73-78=301	+1	544
6	Kathy Cornelius	77-78-74-76=305	+5	468
7	Marlene Bauer Hagge	75-78-80-74=307	+7	394
8	Barbara Romack	77-76-75-80=308	+8	356
9	Shirley Englehorn	73-83-74-80=310	+10	300
T10	Polly Riley (a)	78-80-75-79=312	+12	0
	Peggy Kirk Bell	78-77-75-82=312		263

• The Spokesman Review source
• Evening Independent